Cooperative Extension in Penobscot County

Please continue to send your gardening stories and photos. I really enjoyed sharing your updates. Forgive me if I missed anything you’ve sent to me and be sure to send me a gentle reminder if that’s the case. I realized after the fact that I missed sharing a fun photo and anecdote from Margaret, so I’ll save that for next time and hope to add some more updates from others.

Below are links to the recordings for all of the sessions. These are intended for Master Gardener use only. Please do not share these links without permission. I’ll send separate emails with the presentation files soon.

Please take time to carefully read at least 4 of the following resources (your choice) and quickly scroll through all of the others.

• Growing Asparagus in Maine, Bulletin #2071
• Growing Hardneck Garlic in Your Maine Garden, Bulletin #2063
• Growing Vegetables in Container Gardens, Bulletin #2762
• Storage Conditions: Fruits & Vegetables, Bulletin #4135
• Storing Fresh Garden Produce (see original email)
• Vegetable Varieties for Maine Gardens, Bulletin #2190
• Establishment of Vegetable Gardens on Septic System Disposal Fields
• New England Vegetable Management Guide
• Cornell Growing Guides
• University of Minnesota Crop Specific Guides
• MOFGA fact sheets — Look for
  • Basics of Organic Vegetable Gardening
  • Storing Garden Vegetables

Please watch at least 3 of the following videos

• • Caring for Asparagus

  • Planting Asparagus

• • Garlic in the Home Garden: Removing Scapes

  • How Do I Grow Garlic in Maine?

  • How to Harvest and Store Onions in Maine

  • How to Harvest and Store Pumpkins

• • Caging Individual Tomato Plants

  • How to Grow Tomatoes: Basket Weave

  • How to Grow Tomatoes: Differences Between Bush and Vining

  • How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking

  • How to Grow Tomatoes: Trellis

Topic: Orientation and Seed Starting
https://maine.zoom.us/rec/share/zudJfqHX-UBLbpHVw2XYVIA9OKjYT6a8h3dIq_MNxRmBe-PPuiz-LVSTFh5BuZEp

Topic: Entomology and Botany
https://maine.zoom.us/rec/share/45xocbbL3T1LQYHGyWjmXJQMEqXDeaa8gykd-voExVrQ7QvjTTtw53CGeCtWgMk

Topic: Small Fruits (part 1)
https://maine.zoom.us/rec/share/2tZVN43g-WxObKfM2h3mRIkbXcfOaaa81HAfr_cFn0u_RSok9jWkDDXsldAtVAtt 

Topic: Pesticide Safety

Topic: Soils

Topic: Sustainable Landscape Design

Topic: Small Fruits (part 2) and Good Agricultural Practices